Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage
 Not what I expected: Perhaps I've read too many stories of epic journeys or "firsts," but Jennifer's trip, while commendable, seemed like "cheating." Taken in chunks over a period of years, with some sections paddled north to south [... more]
CDN$27.95
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The End: Montauk, N.Y.
visually stunning: Sensuous, seductive and unbearably sexy in its effect, The End celebrates the beauty of a group of young "all-natural" surfers in a small obscure fishing village. Visually stunning and lavishly illustrated with duotone and [... more]
CDN$110.00
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Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway
An Outstanding Guidebook: Having recently returned a fabulous trip with my wife along the entire 444-mile-long Natchez Trace Parkway I can highly recommend this book. "Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway" by F. Lynne Bachleda is an excellent [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Urban Design Handbook
The Urban Design Handbook: I was extremely disappointed in the book. I was expecting a book to learn from, but found that the whole thing read like a sales pitch / qualifications for the firm that wrote the book. I think if I had paid more attention to [... more]
CDN$72.99
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The Nova Scotia Atlas: Fifth Edition
Essential for anyone travelling within Nova Scotia, Canada: I bought this book in Toronto, Ontario in preparation for my move to Wolfville, Nova Scotia. I am an avid naturalist and outdoor enthusiast (hiking, biking, Nordic skiing, canoeing), as well as [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Measuring America
Why are the best books about the US written by Foreigners?: This book was quite interesting for me, a Surveyor, to read. It explored the sociology of measurement, as well as the history of the standardation of measurements in the world, particularly the [... more]
CDN$28.50
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Canoe Atlas of the Little North
An unusual and valuable book: A minor work of art, this book begins with a high-level graphical overview of the natural history of the Little North that is suitable for coffee-table browsing, and follows with a wealth of detail about canoeing through the [... more]
CDN$95.00
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Traces of Time: The Beauty of Change in Nature an ...
Traces of Time are all about us!: The Earth has many lessons to teach us. These lessons are written on the ground at your feet, on the mountains across the river from my house, in the rocks of a riverbed, in the trees all around us. Once you learn to [... more]
CDN$32.06
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Analysing Architecture
So, so: I used this text for a architecture class I was enrolled in. The writing isn't exactly a brilliant discovery into architecture, but it is a great starter book to figure out how architects think and what building design means. The figure/ground [... more]
CDN$44.10
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Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler's Companion to the ...
Useful and Handsome Guide to Yellowstone Park: This is a handy and detailed guide to Yellowstone with descriptions of the Park's features arranged by the five main roadway entrances: West, South, East, Northeast, and North, plus the Bechler Region. For [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Anti-Gravity and the World Grid
Anti-Gravity Classic: 5 Stars: David Childress compiled this now classis collection of works relating to the geometric structure of the planet, the "world grid". Ancient civilizations knew about this geometry and sited their monuments at its [... more]
CDN$15.58
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Analysing Architecture
So, so: I used this text for a architecture class I was enrolled in. The writing isn't exactly a brilliant discovery into architecture, but it is a great starter book to figure out how architects think and what building design means. The figure/ground [... more]
CDN$48.92
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